Dell™ OpenManage™ systems management software is a suite of application
programs for Dell systems. This software allows you to manage your system with
proactive monitoring, notification, and remote access.
Dell OpenManage systems management software can be divided into:
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is a comprehensive,
one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system administrators, to
manage systems locally and remotely on a network.
Server Administrator comprises the following services:
Server Administrator Web Server
Server Instrumentation
Remote Enablement
Remote Access Controller
Storage Management
For more information about Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide.
This guide is available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility is designed to speed up
the setup and performance of Dell systems. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
provides a series of intuitive and easy-to-follow interview screens that help
guide you through the server installation process.
For more information about Systems Build and Update Utility,
see the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility User’s Guide available on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
Table 2-1 lists all the Dell systems
that belong to the x8xx,
x9xx, xx0x, and xx1x groups.
Table 2-1. Documentation
Conventions for Dell Systems
x8xx
x9xx
xx0x
xx1x
800
1900
T105
T710
830
1950
R200
M710
840
1955
M600
M610
850
2900
M605
T410
860
2950
R805
R410
1800
2970
R900
T610
1850
6950
T605
R710
1855
PowerVault 100
R905
R610
2800
PowerVault 500
T300
PowerVault NX3000
2850
PowerVault 600
R300
6800
PowerVault DL2000
M805
6850
PowerVault NX1950
M905
T100
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management
Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Table 2-2 lists the supported Dell
OpenManage 6.1 installation and systems management software on systems running
supported Microsoft®
Windows® operating
systems.
An Xin the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates that Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding
system.
An A in the intersection of the operating system
and the Dell system columns indicates systems that support Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility but not Server Administrator.
An asterisk (*)in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates operating system support for Dell systems that do not
support Dell OpenManage software.
NOTE:
For more information about
when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 will be available, see
www.microsoft.com.
NOTE:
If you choose to have the
VMware ESXi 3.5 update 4 operating system factory-installed on Dell T710, R410,
or T410 systems, Dell OpenManage version 6.0.3 is installed on these systems.
Table 2-2. Supported Dell
OpenManage Systems Management Software on Systems Running Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems
Dell System
Windows Small Business Server 2003
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Windows Server® 2003 x86
Windows Server 2003 x64
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Windows Unified DataStorage Server x64
Windows Storage Server 2003
Windows Storage Server 2008
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Edition
Standard
Premium
Standard
Premium
Standard
Premium
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter
Web
Standard and Core
Enterprise and Core
Standard and Core
Enterprise and Core
Datacenter and Core
Standard and Enterprise
Express, Workgroup,
Standard, Enterprise
Express, Workgroup,
Standard, Enterprise
Compute Cluster Edition
HPC Edition
Service Pack
SP2
SP2
SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
R2-SP2
T710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T410
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R410
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M905
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M805
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R200
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R300
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T300
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R905
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M605
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M600
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R805
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T605
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T105
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
T100
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
6950
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2970
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2950
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1955
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1950
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6850
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6800
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2850
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2800
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1855
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1850
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1800
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
860
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
850
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
840
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
830
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
800
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SC1435
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC1430
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC1425
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC440
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC430
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC420
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
PowerVault 100
X
PowerVault 500
X
PowerVault 600
X
PowerVault DL2000
X
PowerVault NX1950
X
PowerVault NX3000
X
NOTE:
Dell PowerVault DL2000 supports the installation
of only the Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition with SP1 operating system.
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management
Software on Linux Operating Systems
Table 2-3 lists the supported Dell
OpenManage 6.1 installation and systems management software on systems running
supported Linux operating system.
An Xin the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates that Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding
Dell system.
An A in the intersection of the operating system
and the Dell system columns indicates systems that support Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility but not Server Administrator.
An asterisk (*)in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates operating system support for Dell systems that do not
support Dell OpenManage software.
Table 2-3. Supported Dell
OpenManage Systems Management Software on Systems Running Linux Operating
Systems
Dell System
SUSE®
Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
Red Hat®
Enterprise Linux®
4.7 (x86_32)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 (x86_64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server (x86_32)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server (x86_64)
Edition
WS
ES
AS
WS
ES
AS
Service Pack
SP2
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
U3
U3
T710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T410
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R410
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R710
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R610
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M905
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M805
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R200
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R300
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T300
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R905
X
X
X
X
X
X
M605
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
M600
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
R805
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
T605
X
X
X
X
X
X
T105
*
*
*
*
T100
6950
X
X
X
X
X
X
2970
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2950
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1955
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1950
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1900
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6850
X
X
X
X
X
X
6800
X
X
X
X
X
X
2850
X
X
X
X
X
X
2800
X
X
X
X
X
X
1855
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1850
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1800
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
860
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
850
X
X
X
X
X
X
840
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
830
X
X
X
X
X
X
800
X
X
X
X
X
X
SC1435
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC1430
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC1425
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC1420
*
*
*
*
*
SC440
*
*
*
*
*
*
SC430
*
*
*
*
SC420
*
*
*
PowerVault 100
PowerVault 500
PowerVault 600
PowerVault DL2000
PowerVault NX1950
PowerVault NX3000
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management
Software on Virtualization Operating Systems
Table 2-3 lists the supported Dell
OpenManage 6.1 installation and systems management software on systems running supported virtualization operating system.
An Xin the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates that Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding
Dell system.
An A in the intersection of the operating system
and the Dell system columns indicates systems that support Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility but not Server Administrator.
An asterisk (*)in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system
columns indicates operating system support for Dell systems that do not
support Dell OpenManage software.
NOTE:
For more information about
when VMware® ESXi 4.0 Patch 1 will be available, see www.dell.com/vmware.
Table 2-3. Supported Dell
OpenManage Systems Management Software on Systems Running Virtualization
Operating Systems
